Dear Evil HR Lady, We have a young, inexperienced sales manager who has taken to using swear words when conducting interviews. He says he does so in order to evaluate how the candidate would handle his swearing in the office. Just last week he interviewed two middle-aged women,
Are you looking for true love? Or just for someone to go out with on a Friday night? While there are hazards associated with seeking romance at the office, that doesn’t stop a lot of us. Vault.com released their love at the office survey just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Dear Evil HR Lady, I referred a friend of mine to my place of work because he is razor sharp, and has a ton of experience. We are both in the IT Field and it’sreally difficult to find good talent in our area. He was also getting tired of his old job and a position
AOL’s CEO, Tim Armstrong, did precisely the thing that they tell you to do in public speaking classes: Tell a story to illustrate why you’re doing something (or why you should do something). It helps people relate, it builds empathy, and it allows your audience to understand where
My editor sent me a copy of this article by Alison Green, How to Respond to Questions About Your Salary History, and because this article is full of suggestions for job candidates to use to avoid providing this information, she suggested I write an article telling hiring managers just
What’s the best way to get hired? What’s the best way to do a resume? What is the most important thing to let employers know about? The reality is, this varies from company to company and hiring manager to hiring manager. But, to give a bit more insight
Mother nature is not happy, and since misery loves company, she’s taking out her anger on much of the country. It’s starting to get depressing. Very depressing. Add to the bad weather the reality that foul conditions can sap anyone’s sunny disposition, and you’re set up for winter
Jared Strong (name has been changed) tried very hard to soften the blow when he had to lay off an employee for financial reasons. Instead of telling her in the cold, hard office, he took her to a restaurant where he imagined the nicer setting and food would
Budgets are tight, deadlines are looming and your prized office manager appears in front of your desk to say, “I’ve been researching salaries, and I’ve found out that I’m underpaid. The general rate for office managers here in Sacramento is around $65,000. I’m currently making $55,000. What do
Hello Miss Lucas, I have a job dilemma. I’m a college student that will graduate in May. I have a job offer that I already have sort of verbal agreement with (let’s call it Company A). That was last semester. Now, I have a job opportunity for Company
